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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brownfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Brownfield:
    • 33.179586, -102.275176
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brownfield
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Terry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Terry County
    • Since Brownfield is near Lynn County and also Hockley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hockley County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Brownfield

Communities Also Named Brownfield ...

We found eight communities that are also named Brownfield.

Within Texas, the name Brownfield is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Brownfield lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Brownfield is located in Pope County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Brownfield.
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Brownfield is located in Oxford County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Brownfield.
    • Mississippi
      • Tippah County
      • This Brownfield is located in Tippah County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Brownfield.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This Brownfield is located in Laclede County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Brownfield.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Brownfield.
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wayne County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brownfield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Brownfield is located in Fayette County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownfield that is located in Terry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownfield ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

How Far From Brownfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Brownfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownfield and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brownfield to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brownfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1796, Longitude: -102.2752    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.775 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.062 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.173 degrees.